Panama City, Flordia, has seen between 5 to 10 inches of rain already and more thunderstorms were expected Saturday. Additional flooding was “likely,” Palmer said, though he added that “Sunday looks better.”

In Nashville, Tennessee, thunderstorms with tropical-like downpours were expected Saturday, he added, but there was a “dramatically reduced” chance of rain Sunday.

Atlanta was expected to see scattered storms over the weekend with periods of heavy rain Saturday.